Why are UPC church's so sectarian?

Originally Posted by Charlie Brown

Dinner out of a dumpster never gave me an appetite.

Since when did we start eating sinners???

[Sam]

Originally Posted by chseeads

I fellowship people. I honestly fellowship more people than anybody else that I know. lol Doesn't mean they all fellowship me though.

I guess we've all been like Joseph in Genesis 42:7 at some time or another. He recognized his brothers but they didn't recognize him.

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Jesus was eating with them was He not? Jesus had dialog with them. He brought truth to them. Shouldn't we be doing the same, if we want to truly be Christ like? You can not win or change those you will not love. Jesus loved us first, while we were still sinners.

amen, everybody wants to be "apostolic", but nobody wants to be a Christian.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Charlie Brown

I assume some of you take your children with you when you go witnessing at the local brothel and pub?

The fact is the church is not only made up of stronger saints that CAN stand in the midst of Confusion, but also new born babes, that do not yet have the strength to stand in the midst of False doctrine. So to fellowship a church that teaches less that Acts 2:38 and holiness would be like feeding your babies a little rat poison every day. It may not kill the poor little thing right off, but don't doubt the lasting lifelong effects that are sure to become visible over time.

Huh????

[Charlie Brown]

Originally Posted by crazyhomie

Your mantra is "the gospel according to peanuts" so true...what happened to the Gospel according Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, etc...

So you do take your little ones out and let them learn from the Mormons while you attempt to witness to them??

[chseeads]

Originally Posted by Sam

But in Indiana the UACoJC has a monthly fellowship meeting.
You participate and you are not (as far as I know) a part of that organization. I keep thinking I might get to one of those meetings but so far I haven't. (I would not wear my shorts, tee shirt, and sandals). How well attended are those meetings? And are they just UACoJC folks or do they draw from a wider group? And where is the meeting going to be on September 28th?

The UACJC fellowship meetings are one of the few fellowship meetings that take place....the UACJC churches in general are more "old fashioned" than a lot of churches. But even at that, fellowship is segregated a lot... Maybe churches will fellowship with a few within their own little circle, but they won't have anything to do with the church across town or down the street.

The UACJC fellowship meetings are attended by mostly those within the org, but there are a few others as well. And attendance varies. It depends on where it's being hosted. Certain locations seem to have more draw than others.

At the last meeting they announced the next one would be in Brooklyn, but I just got the flyer in the mail today, and it states it will be in Tipton for September, so I guess they changed it.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Charlie Brown

So you do take your little ones out and let them learn from the Mormons while you attempt to witness to them??

What kind of question is this? What does ths have to do with the price of tea in China?

Come on, back to the drawing board........

[Charlie Brown]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Huh????

Originally Posted by RevDWW

What kind of question is this? What does ths have to do with the price of tea in China?

Come on, back to the drawing board........

Maybe I went too far back, as I was referring to Sherri's post where she stated that "If you have real truth and the power of the Holy Ghost, you shouldn't be afraid someone else will rub false doctrine off on you." My point is that while I may not have a problem standing in the midst of False Doctrine, I need to think of the babes in Christ that are also effected when I choose to have my church go and fellowship with them.

I am sure I am overdoing and stretching it to the extreme in my posting, but the point is that only a fool would open the doors up simply for fellowships sake, and risk the loss of the babes in the church.

Originally Posted by Charlie Brown

So you do take your little ones out and let them learn from the Mormons while you attempt to witness to them??

A christian and a mormon are different religions! And why are you trying to indoctrinate a new believer, you should be educating them. A true education allows freedom of thought. Not do as I say and think as I think...

[Sam]

Originally Posted by chseeads

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At the last meeting they announced the next one would be in Brooklyn, but I just got the flyer in the mail today, and it states it will be in Tipton for September, so I guess they changed it.

Tipton? That's where the late Rev. L.R. Ooton lived. But, I guess that's before your time (or before the time of most on this forum). I don't know when he died but when I saw him in the nineteen seventies he was an old man.